Redefining African Culture The African Art Series was held in September last year at the Bvlgari Hotel in London. This yearly celebration of African art is the brainchild of Cas Ojo, managing director of The Luxury Network Nigeria; a business club for luxury brands in Nigeria. Ojo and her team have been working with luxury brands across the African continent for over 10 years, creating partnerships and opportunities that challenge some of the widely held misconceptions and cliches about Africa. Contemporary African art sales have achieved over 80 world records in just 4 years. These works, by British-Nigerian artist Àsìkò, are constructed in a narrative that straddles fantasy and reality, and is his response to his experiences of identity, culture, and heritage. This series explores the combination of modern luxury and traditional African heritage. This page: Gold is Forever Her Color. Opposite: Mother. Photographs courtesy of The African Aty Series. BIG PICTURE Looking at the world from a different perspective can give us a whole new story
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